22 December 2013
It was 8:10 p.m. when Rachel finished packing her suitcase.
"At last duende I was starting to think that it wouldn't come to an end… I will need your help with my suitcase.
"But…" retorted Rachel.
"My suitcase is bigger than yours Barbra." Santana answered dryly.
"… wasn't the point to take a few things, only the indispensable for these days?" Rachel reacted.
"Rachel, I'm not 4"5 (1.40m), I need… more fabric, yes I know that you salivate when you look at me." She teased.
"First, I'm not 4"5 Santana and then… nothing, let's go, I…I salivate looking at you? Since when? So modest!..." Rachel chaffed, immediately closing her suitcase, rising from the bed and pulling Santana's right arm saying "Kurt and Blaine are waiting for us, and if we are going then let's go I don't want to catch any snowfall on the way."
Williamsburg had little snow, very little snow considering the time of the year, what motivated Kurt that, realizing the weather's improvement, gave Blaine a little poke and smiled. "It seems we are going to have good weather for the trip, if we are lucky enough we won't find snow along the way and who knows maybe instead of 10h we get to Lima in 6h."
"WHAT a nonsense Lady Hummel. 6 hours? Seriously Kurt? We are not travelling by jet, we are getting there by car and I want to reach Lima in one piece. How much ingenuity, it is VERY likely that we will get snow on the way. Do something useful with those skinny arms without muscle and open the car trunk so that we can place our luggage in." She said.
"But who's driving?" Rachel seemed intrigued, she wasn't, Kurt didn't understand or know anything related to motors… Blaine didn't have a driver's license or a car…
"5 foot duende Mother Christmas has arrived early! Yes, this is the car in which we are travelling to Lima, and yes, surprise! I AM going to drive, I had my driver's license without telling you, I wanted to make a surprise. The car was borrowed by Dani who traveled to see her parents but she went by train." Santana filled her chest with pride announcing the news.
It was pretty obvious the surprise of the 3 friends to hear the news, for a few moments no one said anything until Kurt reacted. "Satan, I must confess I wasn't expecting." Kurt arched the eyebrow "But… it seems that it isn't all bad, this time I was positively surprised."
The suitcases were already saved, the car was a 1969 SS Camaro black with two white stripes that cross the car from the car bonnet to the car trunk, for some reason Santana looked so good in that car, it had, somewhat, everything to do with her.
"Santana it is humanly dangerous that we get to Lima in 10 hours, you can't drive the whole time, it is dangerous…" Rachel warned Santana with some fear of her reaction.
"I know Berry and thanks for the concern, I thought about it, we will travel as long as we can, and you are going to have shifts to keep me awake, I need a co-pilot. That way when I get really tired we'll see where we stop to rest and eat."
For the first time in the last few days Lopez seemed a bit relaxed and friendly, the last week was being especially unbearable for Kurt to put up the latina, who seemed very bitter and always had an answer shrouded in barbed wire to everything people would tell her…
Rachel didn't bother she was having a tough week too, thus she was in a state of near-hypnosis and she didn't care about what Santana said to her but Kurt was very aware.
It was already 10h30 p.m., Kurt and Blaine were in the backseat, for some reason Rachel was now Santana's co-pilot, they thought that both of them (Kurt and Blaine) were sleeping…
No noise was heared till a little scream coming from the backseat made Lopez and Berry stare at each other with their eyes wide open.
"What was it?" Rachel asked looking at Santana arching an eyebrow while moving her lips in a sort of confusion.
"Rachel you are going to tell me that you don't know what that was? Well I thought that Finnister had taken some of that innocence but I'm seeing he didn't." And then she proceeds. "They fooled me too back there so quiet for almost 2 hours, I thought they were sleeping."
Then, increasing the tone of voice so they would listen, purposely "Seems that the coats were only there to cover something else than the shame of letting us do the travel barely alone… I don't need to hear ladies screams, for that I.."
Santana wasn't able to finish the sentence. "SANTANA DIABLA LOPEZ, I don't even want to know how would that sentence end, unlike to what that perverse mind may think we weren't doing a thing."
"Kurt… but I will have to… agree with Santana, I did hear it too."
"Rachel! My word doesn't count anymore? Blaine was..." Kurt now seemed ashamed.
"Blaine? We don't hear a word from Blaine Kurt! Either she is dead or she doesn't have the guts to admit what she was doing." Santana said while looking through the rearview mirror, feeling it would prod Blaine.
"I really, we, weren't doing anything of what you girls are thinking…" Na embarrassed Blaine answered.
"Come on guys just say what was that moan back there, because if you don't Santana won't shut up for the entire trip, you already now what she is like." Rachel also seemed curious about it, at least now she was abstracted from the trip's destiny and she looked less unnerved and less melancholic.
"Uhhh look the Jewish duende is curious… I always knew that behind a big nose is a great depravity.."
"Santana watch the road and drive!" Rachel seemed not to bother with Santana's words.
"Girls, Blaine was only trying to tell me something on my ear and then he gave me a."
"Kurt!" By the little light the moon reflected Kurt could almost swear Blaine was blushing… but it wasn't his impression, the former Warbler really was embarrassed.
"Oh so cute my boyfriend. It's ok, they want to know. So then… he gave me a bite, a little bit on my ear, that's it. "Kurt completed.
"And what was it that Burt Reynolds told you to leave you like that all cheered up? Come on Kurt, I want to laugh a little. "Santana teased.
"There!" Kurt shout.
"Saved by the bell."
Kurt spotted a road restaurant, Blaine who was nested to him under the coats start moving and stretching. Santana parked the car, and the 4 friends stopped for a while to buy water and some sandwiches for the trip.
"It seems the odds are with us there was no sign of a snowfall by now , and the road isn't that slippery. It will pass in a flash! When we realize we will be already in Lima! I love car trips!" An excited Kurt said.
"Sure, if I was nested in the backseat sleeping or… let's just … doing other type of things… I would say that too oh and yes that the trips are SO fast, you are not the one driving! Spare me Lady Hummel." Replied Santana
Already inside the restaurant Kurt and Blaine were at a table drinking hot chocolate, while Rachel and Santana asked for the sandwiches, water and coffee to take, mostly for Santana who needed it to stay awake as long as possible.
But Rachel asked for something different which incite Santana's curiosity, it was really hot that's for sure, it steamed quite a lot… but it had a different greenish aspect, while peering into the cup that has not yet been closed, Santana notice some herbs floating on the green liquid…
"Ewww. What's that?" In a sign of disapproval.
"It's good… at least that's what the lady who served me said, it's good for the vocal cords, it's tea, some typical herbs from this region."
"Rachel even now that we are in the middle of a trip and that we are on… HOLIDAYS!... you are are thinking about your vocal cords?! We know, we know, you are THE Diva, no one is as good as you." Santana said visibly irritated.
"Santana I am sick, well I'm not yet but I have been with a small irritation in my throat and I know we are on holidays but it won't be for too long, a little more than a week and I must be well prepared for the musical. It is an unique opportunity… that I can't afford to lose, not now, I need to make the most of this opportunity." Rachel looked convincing and Santana understood her motives, they were obvious therefore she wasn't going to insist any longer, her "inconvenience" was a lot of times a defense but she knew that Rachel was in pain so she wasn't going to respond.
Meanwhile the lady from the restaurant returned with their full order, Santana waved to Blaine and Kurt who had already drink the hot chocolate but continued idly chatting. Kurt had not realized the sign Santana made them and it was Blaine to call his attention.
In the meantime Santana led the food and the drinks to the car, opened the Camaro SS door and Rachel placed the bags in front of her chair on the floor, between her feet, it was when the promising star looked at Santana in the eyes. "You know what ? This car really looks like you, you look really good in it, if it wasn't Dani's I would say you have stolen it… yes 'cause it should worth some nice couple of dollars, right? "
Santana wasn't counting with what it seemed to be a complement coming from Rachel. "Stolen? Well, according to Dani it was her uncle's car but for a thousand of reasons it ended hers, so yes I really like the car, thanks I guess…" To what Rachel nodded with her head.
"Ah there we are, are we interrupting something?" Kurt said hastily.
"Put your ass in the car I don't want to waste more time Lady Face, let's go Blaine Warbler fast, at this rate when we get to Lima Mr. Schuester and Mrs. Pillsbury will already have 10 kids, all of them redheads and with curly hair, an explosive combination, I don't want to be there to see."
"Santana, they are going to have lovely children, I am sure. I have curly hair and… and Kurt loves me!" Blaine said it gently.
"Correction… I don't love your hair WHEN it is curly… do you still remember the prom that Brittany organized? She forbade you to use hair gel… er… it was different so to speak… but YEEEEES I love that hair, those cheeks, that mouth, that voice, oh the voice…" Kurt seemed somewhat hysterical… pressing Blaine's cheeks like people use to do to babies.
"Did he drink coffee?" Rachel asked Blaine who denied with his head at the same time he made a gesture pointing and turning his right forefinger directly to Kurt's head without him noticing, as a sign of he is crazy.
"Blaine Anderson, I saw that!" The hot chocolate warmed my soul, that's all! I confess I got a little excited…"
"When I'm with you baby
I go out of my head
I just can't get enough
I just can't get enough"
Blaine started singing looking at Kurt that soon after proceed.
"All the things you do to me
And everything you said
I just can't get enough
I just can't get enough"
From the front seat something was heard in unison "No!" Without rehearse and not realizing Rachel and Santana ended with that little moment.
"Why? Are we that sleepy that we don't hit the notes? I always hit the right notes. And Blaine too, well he doesn't when he sings Katy Perry but that's because he is imitating the original.."
"Kurt, do I criticize Gaga, do I?" I guess I did hit the notes, unless the chocolate affected my throat… You don't like the song? We sang it in 's almost wedding.." Repied Blaine.
"I know, that's why, it brings too many memories. Too many, some of them still hurt." Singer's voice seemed to vanish.
Feeling that sorrow in Rachel's voice Santana reached her right hand holding lightly her friend's hand, without taking her eyes off the road, she had memories from that day too that no one in that car even imagined.
"I'm sorry Rach, I didn't mean to hurt you, neither did Kurt, I'm sorry." Encouraging Kurt to apologize to his friend.
Kurt approached the front seat where Rachel was seated, clearly distant, and hugged her giving her a little kiss on her face, on the left cheek, when he finally notice the hand that was still on top of Rachel's hand. "Dear, I didn't remember, sorry, I want anything but hurt you, especially at this time of the year."
"I know boys, I'm sorry, but there are still some things that I just can't digest… as much as I want is superior to me."
"Thanks Santana." Rachel said to her, who gingerly nodded her head.
"Well, then, I guess that if you wouldn't mind of course, we'll lay down and sleep a bit, Rachel if you get tired, call me ok? Kurt said to Rachel:
"Or call me. I am here too." Blaine smiled.
...
It was after 2 a.m., Rachel dozed lulled by the car when she opened her eyes and the car was stationary, looking around Rachel didn't know where she was but noticing the amount of snow that was falling she widened her eyes, turning to Santana. "So what now?"
"Now we have to wake up the Profet and let him know that he spoked so much on how good the weather was that now this happened… we can't continue Rachel, not now."
"No? So… so does it mean that we have to go back?"
"Rachel, you don't get it, the snow isn't falling only in here… if we try to go back we will still see snow… lots of snow. I stopped here on purpose."
"On purpose? We'll freeze to death if we stay here for the next minutes."
"Berry, for the next minutes? Try for the next hours… two at least… but not here, there." Pointing to a road hotel. "Now wake up the Fairy Godmother and the hair gel Fairy."
"Kurt, Blaine, you have to wake up, there's a snowfall, and we can't keep on the road, take whatever you need because we have to rent a room to stay until the weather gets better."
"Rachel, not whatever they need, take only the necessary so we don't lose time when we get back on the road. AH yes I was almost forgetting, I will not be like a canned sardine in one bedroom only with you 3 on top of me." Lopez let them know.
"First, we don't have the Money to rent a room for each one of us, and then nobody wanted to be on top of you Satan." Kurt retaliated.
"If you say so… deep down, confess Lady Hummel, that mind fantasizes with this dark skin, you want to taste the other side of the rollercoaster…"
"Santana, we won't continue here in the cold, let's come inside and see how much the rooms cost, if they are relatively accessible, we rent one for you guys and one for us, until this storm passes." Rachel tried to achieve a consensus.
"I always knew you had curiosity…" Santana poked Rachel without letting Kurt and Blaine notice.
Already inside the hotel, the receptionist informed the four about the bedroom conditions and promptly gave them the keys.
It was a typical road hotel, though looked better than the other roadside hotels in the interior, that comforted the four friends. "Key 68." Santana said. "A little higher and it would be sixty ni.." She didn't end the sentence, Rachel stopped her.
"Santana with me? You are really thinking that with me?"
"You wish! Come one… say you don't…" Santana teased Rachel biting her under lip.
"Oh no, let's go Blaine, I can't watch this anymore, at least for a couple of hours we rest a little from Satan's assaults." Kurt said to Blaine.
"Let's go Kurt. If you need us, call us, we'll be in the bedroom down the hall, 90." Blaine hugging Rachel.
"Yes, resting… deceive me… if I let you.." Santana said.
"Satan you must be really desperate, lack of sex right? I thought things were going alright between you and Dani." Kurt replied dryly. "I don't care, see ya later, try to rest Rachel dear, it won't be easy beside that devil… but give it a try, oh if she tries anything with you, know and come to our room, you'll be safe there, yes honey?"
Rachel smiled, Santana made a gesture with her hands shooing them, telling them to leave.
"Room 68, yes that's it… Come inside I don't bite, I only bite who I want to bite and when I want."
"Yes Santana, I am really tired, it's really cold, and I want to rest a little or even sleep…" Rachel was already powerless.
"Tired? You must be shitting me, I drove for hours and I am still here, and you are all tired?" Santana threw herself onto the bed. "This Lady is mine." I'm just saying."
"But Santana I want to lay down a bit too, and I won't laid down on the floor.."
"Well but I'm not used to lay next to duendes… I may find it awkward or I may have some skin reaction…" Santana was already taking off her jacket and unbuttoning her shirt.
"You can't be pleasant for a second, can you? Santana I'm suffering, can't you see? And I am a person, a Human Being, can't you threat me as such for a couple of minutes?"
"You are right, I've been nervous. Well, more than usual I mean.."
"Er… that's alright, I got that, mostly in the car… with the song that…"
Santana interrupted Rachel. "That's another story, another time."
"Ok, ok… Santana I'm really not ready for this."
"For what? Not ready to know what happened? Or to sleep with me?" Lopez asked.
"No! To… see you naked, can't you undress in the bathroom for instance?"
"Uhhh. It's true I forgot I'm in the same bedroom as the Queen of the prudes but… with Brody the gigolo you were not like that, were you?!..."
"Brody? Now we are talking about Brody?! Santana, I'm going to get changed in the bathroom."
"Yes Berry, hurry up we don't want to see that sculptural body of a pre-teen." Laughing out loud.
...
20 minutes after getting dressed and a little hydration ritual, to the range of the products she had with her in that moment, Rachel returned cautiously, opening the sheets convinced that Santana slept and trying not to wake her up.
Two hours were gone, it was after 5 a.m., they have entered that hotel 3 hours ago… And Rachel was leaned against the headboard listening to some music… when Santana woke up, shaking her head in some sign of disagreement with Rachel.
"What a horror Berry. Just when I thought nothing else about you could frighten me, you surprise me." Santana said. "Awake. Listening to music. Staring at me. Uhh what a fright. Let me see what are you listening to." Pulling the headphones to listen what was playing on Rachel's Ipod. Que es esto?!
"No te atrevas a decir te quiero
No te atrevas a decir que fue todo un sueño.
Una sola mirada te basta
Para matarme y mandar-me al infierno."
To Lopez it was easy to understand those words such as the ones that followed, but she was sure if Rachel understood them and that caused her some confusion.
"Rachel do you understand any of these words? It is somewhat strange to share the same mattress, you're listening to a song by some latino in… Spanish, beyond that it's a romantic song, as if it that were not enough… you were staring at me while I slept.. so is this when you kill me? I know I haven't been the best friend a lot of times but you know… it isn't easy to be me…"
"No Santana, calm down, it isn't a random latino, it is Pablo Alborán. I was lost in my thoughts Santana, just that, and you were sleeping so well that I could not look away.
This song, the lyric, makes me wonder, lately I can only listen to songs that were not sang by us in McKinley, because each one of them has some memory and it kills me.
It kills me Finn's absence, and just to think that in some hours from now we will be in Lima… it hurts… not only by his absence but also due to other… absences and also presences, because everything and everyone will remind me of what I lost and what I had once lived."
"I see…" Santana sighed.
"And Quinn…"
"What about Quinn?" Santana questioned.
"Well, I'm still hurt. I don't get it. If not for me than for Finn… she almost had a baby from him. Why didn't she go. Why didn't she say something. She owed him that."
"Almost… well for Q to have a baby from T-Rex it was necessary that many things had happened that did not happen… still can't understand how is that Frankensteen thought he could be the Father.."
"SANTANA! Finn died." Rachel seemed somewhat angry.
"I know Jelly Berry. That's not what I meant, I liked, I like Finn, but I really don't understand but intelligence was never his forte."
"Finn was intelligent but he was naïve he would only see the best in people, that's what made him special, and that is I why I loved him so much."
"I know Rach, as Quinn I'm pretty sure she had her reasons, a lot happened before… maybe that messed up with her head, and then Finn's departure must have shaken her too. I am sure she'll have her reasons, let her be the one to tell you." Santana seemed now more friendly with Rachel. "Up! Dress up, we must wake up Kurt and Blaine and get back on the road, the weather has calmed down..."
"Yes I will get dressed Santana but.."
"But..?"
"But is she spending the Christmas in Lima?"
"She will. I don't know."
"So? Yes or no?"
"Rachel I don't know, she might, she might not, we haven't spoke since…"
"Since..?"
"Since Saint Valentine's Day.."
"The wedding that never happened?"
"Yes."
"For any special reason?" Rachel asked.
"Well… not, nothing spe.."
"…special, is that it Santana?"
"Come on Rachel, I want to get back on the road ASAP." Santana hastened dressing, not answering to Rachel's question, for Santana that had been an unique moment, even though she was dating Dani at the moment and also with the possibility of seeing Brittany once again in Lima.
...
Blaine's watch indicated 12:45 a.m., they arrived in Lima just in time for lunch.
Kurt and Rachel dozed, Rachel was tired and mentally exhausted, she had been talking to Santana along the way, showing clear indications of apprehension and nervousness regarding her return to Lima.
What she did not reveal was that the talk she previously had with Santana in that hotel room had left her introspective…
SO, I just translate the second episode, since it take some hours to minimize the grammar errors it takes some hours to translate it… if you find any error please let me know I'm not a native English speaker.
Let me know what you think about the story….
For those who have some difficulties with English you may find it easily to read the version in Portuguese. That's the first one I wrote.
Hope you enjoy it! And THANKS FOR ALL THE VIEWS in such a short time oh and ALSO THANKS for the follows and the FAVS!
